Lusatian Mountains

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Cross-counry skiing route on the main ridge, Luž/Lausche on the horizon.

Lusatian Mountains (Czech: Lužické hory, German: Lausitzer Gebirge), a mountain range in Sudetes, on the southeastern border of Germany and the Czech Republic, east of the Elbe River, a continuation of the Erzgebirge which is west of the Elbe. The Lusatians themselves are an extension of the Sudeten mountains of Bohemia and Moravia, and which join the Carpathian Mountains. The adjacent portion in southeastern Germany is called Lusatia.

The highest peak is Luž (Lausche) 793 m. Other notable peaks include Pěnkavčí vrch (Finkenkoppe) 792 m, Jedlová (Tannenberg) 774 m, Klíč (Kleis) 760 m, Hvozd (Hochwald) 750 m and Studenec (Kaltenberg) 736 m.